Rick's Birthday Trip, March 4, 2006!

For Rick's Birthday we took a country drive and ended up in a historic town named Madison. This photo is of the Town Hall that they are restoring. We ate lunch in a great restaurant where we all found something to tempt our taste buds. Rick had alfredo noodles, Maja had hawaian chicken, and I had spinach & artichoke pita.

We peeked inside the historic Town Hall and saw two vaults we thought were cool and photographed them. We also shopped at several quaint shops and drove past a few historic homes that were REALLY big.

Rick and our friend Maja and I really loved the spring shrubbery. It was so warm we enjoyed ourselves. All too soon we headed back.

The trip back was so relaxing. And we meandered through some farmlands. What a cotton picking shame this cotton field was harvested last fall and we missed it. None the less we got enough to send some to each grandchild.


Rick and Maja spotted some large clumps of greenery in trees. It was really cool. They knew what it was. I didn't..can you guess what it is? It is mistletoe in an oak tree. Mistletoe is a parasite and blooms in the winter. I wouldn't want to climb up to gather it. I had never seen it before so I was in awe and took this photo. What a great trip. Come for a visit and we'll take you too!